The Other Side Podcast
Ep. 122: Everything you need to know about the 2020 election
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Mississippi Today’s political team previews this November’s ballot.
Education
Weekly update: How many students and teachers have tested positive for COVID-19 in your county?
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Weekly updates on coronavirus cases in Mississippi’s public and private schools.
2020 Legislative Session
Legislature funds teacher bonus program, but questions remain about its accountability and fairness
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A Mississippi Today analysis of the merit pay program shows some teachers receive more than $1,000, and others less than $50 at the same schools.
Health
Rising drug costs keep Mississippians from necessary mental health treatment
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As the price of necessary prescription drugs rise, many are foregoing them because they can’t afford it.
Education
Districts scramble to understand, comply with governor’s last-minute delayed schools order
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Twenty-one school districts were affected by the governor’s executive order, and there is some confusion about how to apply it to reopening plans.
Education
Gov. Reeves bucks expert advice, delays school for just 7% of Mississippi students
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Though the state’s top public health experts have cautioned against reopening too soon, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday he would delay opening just a handful of schools until Aug. 17 — affecting less than 7% of the state’s student population.
Education
Reeves delays start of school only in hot spots, orders statewide mask mandate
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The governor delayed the opening of schools in a handful of counties and ordered a statewide mask mandate Tuesday.
Justice
Mississippi teen who has languished in jail for 17 months without an indictment is just ‘one of thousands’
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Sixteen-year-old William Haymon has spent more than 500 days in an adult jail in rural Lexington, Mississippi. There are no state rules governing how long a person can be incarcerated without being formally charged with a crime.
Education
Survey: Most Mississippi teachers want later start date or virtual learning
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A new survey of Mississippi educators shows just 18 percent support a traditional, in-person return to the classroom.
Education
How much is your school district receiving in stimulus funds?
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Look up how much your school district is receiving in coronavirus stimulus funds.
Education
‘I don’t want to die’: Teachers rally against reopening schools as COVID-19 worsens
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Educators are pleading with Mississippi leaders not to force a return to the classroom just yet, warning people will die if schools rush to reopen.
Education
‘It’s not safe’: As pandemic worsens, teachers plan to rally against reopening schools
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Teachers plan to urge state education officials not to force schools to reopen as the coronavirus pandemic in Mississippi worsens.
Education
Though governor is ‘100 percent committed’ to reopening schools in the fall, teachers have concerns about virtual learning
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As the new school year gets closer, school leaders have to make decisions about how to reopen safely.
Coronavirus in Mississippi
House Speaker, lawmakers test positive for the coronavirus
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House Speaker Philip Gunn confirmed he is the latest member of the Mississippi Legislature to contract COVID-19.
Mississippi State Flag
Mississippi furls state flag with Confederate emblem after 126 years
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A nine-member commission will be appointed to develop a new state flag design that must be approved by voters on the November 2020 ballot.